Manuel Rodriguez Patriotic Front

The Manuel Rodriguez Patriotic Front (FPMR) was a Marxist-Leninist paramilitary organization in Chile that was active from 1983 to 1999. The FPMR was founded as the Communist Party of Chile's armed wing, and it was named for Manuel Rodriguez Erdoiz, a guerrilla leader during the South American Wars of Liberation. The FPMR was formed with the goal of overthrowing Augusto Pinochet, and it had a strength of 1,000-1,500 fighters at its height. The FPMR attacked Mormon temples, American restaurants, radio stations, and political opponents, assassianting Senator Jaime Guzman in 1991. The FPMR continued its armed struggle even after the restoration of democracy in 1990, and it ceased its operations in 1999.